Chocolat Tübingen

Chocolat's boutique on Kirchgasse in Tübingen's old town runs on a build-your-own model: customers choose from more than a hundred handpicked pralines and truffles, and staff fill the box fresh from the shop's own selection rather than pre-packaging fixed assortments. The signature item, called Goufrais and described as delicately melting, anchors a range that also runs to tea, chai, drinking chocolate, and Manuka honey alongside the confectionery. What sets the shop apart from a standard chocolatier is a second, unrelated specialty: ELBA lever espresso machines, handcrafted in Italy and sold starting around €1,600, complete with personal configuration consultations offered either in the boutique or over video call for buyers who can't visit in person. It's an unusual pairing — a praline counter that also functions as a specialty espresso-equipment dealer — but the shop treats both sides with the same emphasis on curation and hands-on customer consultation rather than off-the-shelf selection. House coffee and espresso, made using the same category of machine it sells, round out what customers can order to drink on-site.